PVT Eng.

Lincoln Motor Company; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Job summary

Ford Motor Company at the Chicago Assembly Plant (CAP) is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to own fixed and moveable glass quality, troubleshoot issues in real time, and drive continuous improvements across design, manufacturing and supplier teams.

The role emphasizes root cause analysis, rapid containment, and durable corrective actions in a high-volume automotive environment, with opportunities to influence models like Explorer and Aviator.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• 3+ years of experience with quality containment and corrective action processes including root cause analysis.
• 2+ years hands-on experience with quality and engineering systems such as GSAR, JIRA, QED, AIMS, WERS, and IRIS/SIMPSN.

Responsibilities

• Deliver current model quality improvement projects to achieve warranty and cost objectives with support from core and VFG leaders.
• Collaborate with VRT counterparts to drive improvement in Design, MFG, and Supplier issues.
• Lead plant trials for quality, cost, and supplier improvements.
• Support plan in resolving stop ships/builds, campaigns, quality issues, and FTT issues.
• Initiate or support WERS concerns and alerts for design changes and plant trials.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Quality containment

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

GSAR

JIRA

QED

AIMS

WERS

IRIS/SIMPSN

Job description

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

At Ford, the Vehicle Hardware Engineering teams are using Design Thinking & User Experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that will delight our customers. Our employees are laser-focused on bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. From autonomy and electrification to smart mobility technologies, our teams around the world are working together with excitement to make smart vehicles for a smart world.

This role places you on the Plant Vehicle Team (PVT) at Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant (CAP), working directly on the Explorer, Aviator, and Explorer Interceptor programs. You'll own fixed and moveable glass quality; troubleshooting issues real time. As part of Ford's Product Development organization, you'll serve as the first line of defense for vehicle quality, digging into root causes and helping continuously raise the bar on the quality.

In this position

• Deliver current model quality improvement projects to achieve warranty and cost objectives with support from core and VFG leaders.
• Work collaboratively with VRT counterparts to drive improvement in Design, MFG, and Supplier issues.
• Lead plant trials for quality, cost, and supplier improvements.

What You'll Do

• Support plan in resolving stop ships/builds, campaigns, quality issues, ergo issues, & first time through (FTT)issues.
• Support plant quality meetings, VRT report outs, and Plant Vehicle Quality Reviews.
• Initiate/support Worldwide Engineering Release System (WERS) Concerns (CR) and alerts for design changes and plant trials.

You'll have

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 3+ years of experience with quality containment and corrective action processes, including root cause analysis and driving interim/permanent corrective actions.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with quality and engineering systems such as GSAR, JIRA, QED, AIMS, WERS, and IRIS/SIMPSN, or demonstrated ability to quickly learn new systems.

Even better, you may have

• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt knowledge with a proven track record applying rigorous Root Cause Analysis (RCA) methodologies—such as 8D, 3-Legged 5 Whys, and Is/Is-Not Analysis—to rapidly resolve complex quality issues.
• Direct, hands-on engineering experience in a high-volume automotive final assembly plant environment supporting new model launches (major/minor programs), line trials, stop-ship/stop-build containment, and First-Time-Through (FTT) issue resolution.

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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